Where to watch the law at work

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Law is debated, dissected, legislated, argued, judged, applied and appealed at various venues. Contact the place in advance to check that it will be open when you plan to go. Court addresses and details are available here

The Crown Court

It sits at about 90 venues in England and Wales, within six regions called circuits, and these are presided over by High Court judges, circuit judges and part-time recorders. The court usually sits with a jury and hears serious criminal cases. Stage of the classic English law trial, of which the Central London court, the Old Bailey, is best known.